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Metadata (IS34) toolbox

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IS34 toolbox - reference documents

Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS) Element Set - hard copy available for purchase from Standards Australia
National Archives of Australia AGLS User Manual V1.3
National Archives of Australia AGLS Metadata Element Set Reference Description and Usage Guide
Queensland Recordkeeping Metadata Standard and Guidelines – Queensland State Archives
ANZLIC Metadata protocol
ANZLIC Metadata Policies and best practice advice
ANZLIC Metadata Guidelines: core metadata elements for geographic information in Australia and New Zealand
ANZLIC Metadata Profile Version 1.1
ANZLIC Metadata Profile Guidelines
Mapping between the ANZLIC Metadata Profile and the 19 AGLS/NZGLS metadata elements
Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD)
ISO/CD TS 19139 Geographic Information – Metadata – XML Schema
ISO 19119:2005 Geographic Information - Services
AS/ANZS ISO 23081.2:2007 Information and documentation - Records management processes - Metadata for records - Conceptual and implementation issues
EdNA Metadata Standard
Vetadata V1.0 – Australian Flexible Learning Framework (VTE Sector)
National Community Services Data Dictionary (Version 3)
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
Dublin Core Metadata Glossary

IS34 toolbox - guidelines

Guidelines for using Subject Metadata and Controlled Vocabularies for Resource Discovery (PDF, 532kb) - Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland (thesauri, controlled vocabularies, developing a business case)
W3C Resource Description Framework Model and Syntax Specification
AGIMO Guide to Minimum Web Site Standards - Metadata
Guidelines for using Keyword AAA (Keyword AAA – hardcopy for Government agency available by emailing Queensland State Archives)
Guideline for the Digitisation of Paper Records (Archives)
Shared Service Initiative electronic Document and Records Management Project Information Management Tools Guideline

IS34 toolbox - reference sites

Registry of Strategic Information - Office of Economic & Statistical Research –Government use only
DataHub – Office of Economic & Statistical Research  – Government Use only
National Library of Australia Persistent Access to Digital Information
National Library of Australia – Preserving Access to Digital Information
National Archives of Australia (NAA) Policy and Guidelines for keeping records of web-based activity in the Commonwealth Government

W3C Working Groups:
Resource Description Framework
Extensible Markup language

Mapping between Metadata formats - The UK Office for Library and Information Networking
Metadata Crosswalks Standards  - The Getty Research Institute
Issues in Crosswalking Content Metadata Standards   - National Information Standards Organisation
Digital Libraries: Metadata Resources - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

Last updated 17 April 2008

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